Kenneth Lowell Hopkins

Kenneth L. Hopkins had his homegoing on Monday, April 10, 2023. He passed away peacefully at home. Ken was born September 20, 1936 to Corrine and Verner Hopkins. He was the middle child of five. His two older brothers, Lee (Marjorie) and Robert (JoAnn) predeceased him. He is survived by his brother Ralph (Janet) and sister Pat (Lynn) Blue. Ken is also survived by his wife Martha. They would have celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on April 14th of this year. Childhood sweethearts, they married at the age of 19 and went on to have three children. Son Jeff, (Kim), daughters, Barbara (Douglas) Hura and Beth (Jim) Yost. Ken is also survived by 14 grandchildren: Andrew (Mab), Kelsey, Zachary, Joshua, Lily (Brennan), Bradley (Gabbi), Matthew, Megan (Dustin), Jaime, Monica (Joshua), Naomi, Martha, Olivia and Mileah. He also has 3 great grandchildren: Gideon, Jack and Caleb. After graduating from Campbell County High School, Ken attended the University of Cincinnati and graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He was hired by Sohio which then became British Petroleum. He spent his entire career with the company. The family resided in the Cleveland area for most of his adult life with a short time in the Toledo area. Ken and Martha were founding members of Bay Village Baptist Church where Ken taught Sunday School, sang in the choir and was a Deacon. Ken had the opportunity to travel extensively for BP and was able to have Martha join him frequently when the children were grown. This love of traveling continued into retirement as many destinations occurred on the trek from Florida to Ohio over the years. After retirement, Ken and Martha spent most of the year in Florida and the summers in Westlake, Ohio. Ken was able to pursue his passion year-round of playing golf. One of his proudest achievements was to have played golf in all 50 states and several other countries. Ken also collected golf memorabilia which included books, wooden shafted clubs and other golf collectibles. So much was his love of golf that he wrote a book "Cleveland Area Golf." Among his other hobbies was stamp collecting, especially first day covers. Ken was a quiet and unassuming man who loved God, his wife and family fiercely. He was very generous, especially to his family in so many ways. He loved to hold and rock each new child who entered the family. He enjoyed telling stories to his own children and then to the grandchildren. His love for us all will be greatly missed. Ken has been a faithful member of Northcliffe Church in Spring Hill, Florida for the past 23 years. Please join the family for a Celebration of Life Memorial at Northcliffe Church in the Family Life Center at 1pm on April 20, 2023. The church is located at 10515 Northcliffe Blvd., Spring Hill, FL 34608. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Northcliffe Church Music Ministry.